Combination hunting light and flashlight



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COMBINATION HUNTING LIGHT AND FLASHLIGHT Filed Au 28, I940 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR WITNESS ATTORNEYS Oct; 21, 1941.. R, WHITE2,259,673

COMBINATION mmme LIGHTAND FLASHLIGHT Filed Aug. 28, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet2 BY M flm ATTOR N EYS WITNESS Patente d Octl 21} 19.41

oouenvanoiv mm'rmo uon'r AND msmon'r Ralph M. White, mmntow m'vs.Application August as; 1940, Serial No. 354,017

Claims. (01. 240-1037) invention relates to combination huntingl shtsand flashlights, and more particularly to those having a pivotedconnection whereby the light may be directed either straight ahead or atright angles with respect to the base.

To combine a flashlight, in which the light v beam is directed straightahead with respect to the base, and a hunting light, in which the lightbeam is directed at right angles with respect to the base, has long beenconsidered a desirable expedient for economy and convenience, andseveral devices have been developed along this line. The common methodof accomplishing this changeability is to provide a case for the bulb,lens and reflector, which case is swiveled' on the battery caseso thelight may be directed either straight or'to the side; however, thiscreates the problem of a suitable swiveled connection. The

electrical connections for the .bulb must pass through the swivel,-' andat the same time the connection must be as nearly watertight as possibleto prevent the entry of moisture, dirt, etc..

from entering the casings, with deleterious resuits. I realize thatvarious means have been developed to solve this problem but, so far as Iam aware, no one has produced av device having the speciflc advantageouscombination and arrangement 0! parts of that embodied in my invention.

The object of this invention is a durable and convenient combinationflashlight.

Another object is a snug swivel connection between the light casing andthe battery casing such a device. Y o L Still another object is aneconomical and easily assembled device for accomplishing the aboveresult. These and other objects may be accomplished Figure-'3 is across-section taken on line 1-3 01' Figure 2. v I

Figure 4 is a cross-section taken on'line 4-4 oi Figure 2,

' Fi ure 5 is a side elevation of my device with thebulb casing tumed sothe light is directed straight ahead, as with the conventional flashliht. and

Figure 6 is a side elevation the light turned part way light position.

Referring to the drawings in detail; a battery casing III carries thebatteries II and is closed at its lower end by a screw' cap i2 carryinga contact spring l3 pressing on the batteries. The

spring i3 rests on insulating material l4 and has connected thereto thewire it which runs down the side of the case to a suitable switch meansl6 which makesi contact with a light wire 31. v The switch is oiconventional flashlight construction and need not be described. On'theside of the casing there is a conventional belt oi the casing is builtwith a diseat 20. Threaded into the neck I! is a coacting by myinvention which embodies among its ieatimes a battery casing, a bulbcasing, a threaded connection between the two casings, a resilient.

means .operating to push the two casings apart to 7 cause tightness ofthe connection, a housing on I the bulb socket, an insulating base onthehousing, ascontact member for the bulb held to the base by a rivettherethrough, and brush means in the casing contacting the rivet and thehousing. Other objects and features will become evident from thefollowing disclosure when taken in conmfitcilclin with the accompanyingdrawings in w Figure 1 is a rear elevation view oi my device, partly incross-section. I

Figure 2 is a vertical'cross-se'cthn taken ion line 2-: oi Figure 1, r

neck Ii oi-the light casing 22, having a corresponding spring seat 28.The front of the casing 22 carries a light structure consisting of areflector 24- and lens 25 of conventional construction andheld in placeby a rim 28.

Seated in the two'spring seats 20 and 23 in a compression spring 21,which tends to push casings in and 22 apart and thereby forms atighterflt between the threads I! and-2|. It will be noted that thecasing" is'readily rotatable, and that at the same time the spring 21causes a binding 01 thesethreads which makes a near watertightconnection. Y

The lower end of the reflector 14 is screw 1 threaded. and flttedtherein is a bulb socket 28 which carries a housing 20 positionedaxially and concentric to thenecki9. There is a base 30 clamped into anenlarged end II of the housing,

and the base'carries, by meansoi a rivet 3!, a

' spring contact member II. when a light bulb is screwed into the pocket28. this contact member will make electrical contact with the bottom ofthe bulb. v

In the upper end of the casing I 0 extending along the'long side oi-thediagonal position, is

an L-shaped bracket of insulating material 34, and a resilient strip 35is riveted to the lower I of device with 'down into hunting 'of thebattery through the strip 35, rivet 32 and strip 33 to the light bulband back through the housing 29, brush 36, wire 3i, switch l8 and wire lto the spring l3 which bears on the zinc of the battery. It will furtherbe noted that the strip 35 and the brush 3?; make good electricalcontact with the light no matter how much the light casing is rotated.

By the above described structure, I have produced a combinationflashlight in which the light casing may be turned either straight asshown in Figure 5, in which case it is handled like the I conventionalflashlight, or turned at any angle as shown in Figure 6, or at rightangles as in Figures l and 2. In the latter positionitmaybestuck in theusers belt or stood upright on the ground. Although a preferredembodiment is disclosed herein, I do not wish to be limited thereto butonly by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device oi the class described, a battery case, a bulb case, adiagonally disposed,

threaded connection therebetween for angular adjustment thereof, aresilient means tending to push said cases apart to cause tightness oithe threaded connection, a bulb socket in the bulb.

case and a housing integral therewith, a base on the housing, contactmeans extending through the base and contacting the bulb, and brushmeans in the battery case contacting the contact means and the housing.

2. In a device of the class described, abattery case, a bulb case, adiagonally disposed threaded connection therebetween for angularadjustment thereof, a resilient means tending to push said cases apartto cause tightness of the threadedwonnection, a bulb socket in the bulbcase and a housing integraltherewith, an insulating base on the housing,contact means for the bulb held by a rivet through the base,' and brushmeans in the battery case contacting the rivet and the housing. r

3. In a device of the class described, a battery casing, a light bulbcasing connected by a swivel joint with the battery casing, a bulbreceiving socket mounted in the bulb casing and having an extensionhousing of conductive mateaccepts rial extending through the swiveljoint, an insulating base member secured to the extension housing andcarrying a conductive terminal, a spring contact attached to the saidterminal adapted to make electrical contact with the bot tom terminal ofthe bulb, an angular bracket secured within the battery casing adjacentthe swivel joint, a resilient conductor strip attached to one end of thesaid bracket adapted to make contact with one pole of the battery andwith the terminal on the base member, and a contact member secured tothe opposite end of the bracket electrically connected with the oppositepole of the battery and making contact with the socket extensionhousing.

4. In a device of the class described, a battery casing. a light bulbcasing connected by a swivel joint with the battery casing, a bulbreceiving socket mounted in the bulb casing and having an extensionhousing of conductive material extending through the swivel Joint, aninsulating base member secured to the extension .housing and carrying aconductive terminal, a

spring contact attached to the said. terminal adapted to make electricalcontact with the bottom terminal of the bulb, an approximately L- shapedbracket fastened to the battery casing adjacent the swivel joint, anangular contact strip fastened to one end of the bracket disposed tomake contact with one pole of the battery and with the terminal of thebase member, and an angular resilient contact member secured to theopposite end portion of the bracket arranged to contact with the housingextension of the socket and electrically connected with the oppositepole v of the battery.

5. In a device of the class described, comprising a battery case, a bulbcase, a threaded connection diagonally between the two cases for angularadjustment thereof, a coil spring having one end engaging the batterycase and the other the bulb case for forcing the cases apartlongitudinally of the threads, a housing carried by the bulb socket andpassing through the coil spring into the battery case, an electricconnection between the housing and the battery, an insulated platecarried by the lower end of the housing, a metal member passing throughthe plate, a spring contact connected to the member and engaging the endof the bulb, and a spring contact engaging the battery and having anupwardly extending spring arm engaging the metal member passing throughthe insulated plate.

RALPH M. WHITE.

